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<blockquote data-quote="Ray" data-source="post: 948213" data-attributes="member: 9524"><p>Everyone - gray ray let me know that my being a little too "precise" may have diluted the key lessons to be learned here. First as wheatonfJR said - go into the turns thinking there is gravel or a car in your lane. Second - there is never ever a reason to use your rear brake unless shooting across the dirt or going in a straight line. All it will do is lock up the rear tire and if you are leaned over you will go down instantly. Since the fjr has linked brakes it makes point 3 even more important. Point 3 do all your braking upright. If you go into a turn and already have the front end loaded the brakes load it even more causing you to overload it and slide the front. This is magnified becuase with the linked brakes the rears also automatically get applied which can cause the rear to lock up.</p><p></p><p>Everything is about not overloading the small contact patch. When we race we first tell beginners to brake and then accelerate just a little going into a turn. This helps transfer the wt from being all in the front to more 50-50 on both contact patches to help cornering. Go into the corner slow, turn latter and hard and steer with the throttle to determine how far our you want the bike to go. Using this hard turning and accelleration makes it impossible to ever run wide off a turn. It helps you see if the corner is clear, and then you can use the awesome fJR power to accellerate out of the turn. We call this pointing and shooting. Best technique for street riding with all the unknowns. Bottom line never ever hit your rear brake.</p><p></p><p>Lesson 4 - if you get it wrong have a great story - like going under a semi<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ray, post: 948213, member: 9524"] Everyone - gray ray let me know that my being a little too "precise" may have diluted the key lessons to be learned here. First as wheatonfJR said - go into the turns thinking there is gravel or a car in your lane. Second - there is never ever a reason to use your rear brake unless shooting across the dirt or going in a straight line. All it will do is lock up the rear tire and if you are leaned over you will go down instantly. Since the fjr has linked brakes it makes point 3 even more important. Point 3 do all your braking upright. If you go into a turn and already have the front end loaded the brakes load it even more causing you to overload it and slide the front. This is magnified becuase with the linked brakes the rears also automatically get applied which can cause the rear to lock up. Everything is about not overloading the small contact patch. When we race we first tell beginners to brake and then accelerate just a little going into a turn. This helps transfer the wt from being all in the front to more 50-50 on both contact patches to help cornering. Go into the corner slow, turn latter and hard and steer with the throttle to determine how far our you want the bike to go. Using this hard turning and accelleration makes it impossible to ever run wide off a turn. It helps you see if the corner is clear, and then you can use the awesome fJR power to accellerate out of the turn. We call this pointing and shooting. Best technique for street riding with all the unknowns. Bottom line never ever hit your rear brake. Lesson 4 - if you get it wrong have a great story - like going under a semi:) [/QUOTE]
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